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Old 02-01-2010, 09:47 PM   #5
RMR
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Originally Posted by TD View Post
You're missing the part about "put it in neutral".

Car in neutral + two feet on the brake = car rapidly decelerating and probably losing control. Throw in a typical Camry driver and you have disaster. Best case, one stops straight and gets rear-ended.

You might need two feet on the brakes if the car won't go into neutral. But if neutral is accomplished, how about we all slow down gradually as we find a safe place to stop.
I agree. If this unintended acceleration happens, they should be saying:

Step 1 - Put car in neutral

Step 2 - Brake in a normal fashion as conditions allow to come to a complete stop.

2 feet on the brake almost says (IMO) "Slam on the brakes and Panic"
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